Continental and oceanic core complexes
Core-complex formation driven by lithospheric extension is a first-order process of heat and
mass transfer in the Earth. Core-complex structures have been recognized in the continents …
mass transfer in the Earth. Core-complex structures have been recognized in the continents …
Metamorphic core complexes: Windows into the mechanics and rheology of the crust
Metamorphic core complexes are products of normal-fault displacements sufficient to
exhume rocks from below the brittle–ductile transition. These faults (detachments) may …
exhume rocks from below the brittle–ductile transition. These faults (detachments) may …
Kinematics and geometry of active detachment faulting beneath the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) hydrothermal field on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
BJ Demartin, RA Sohn, J Pablo Canales… - …, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Newly acquired seismic refraction and microearthquake data from the Trans-Atlantic
Geotraverse (TAG) segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 26° N reveal for the first time the …
Geotraverse (TAG) segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 26° N reveal for the first time the …
Forearc hyperextension dismembered the south Tibetan ophiolites
M Maffione, DJJ Van Hinsbergen… - …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Suprasubduction zone ophiolites are relics of oceanic upper plate forearcs and are typically
preserved as discontinuous belts with discrete massifs along suture zones. Ophiolites …
preserved as discontinuous belts with discrete massifs along suture zones. Ophiolites …
Dynamics of intraoceanic subduction initiation: 1. Oceanic detachment fault inversion and the formation of supra‐subduction zone ophiolites
M Maffione, C Thieulot… - Geochemistry …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction initiation is a critical link in the plate tectonic cycle. Intraoceanic subduction
zones can form along transform faults and fracture zones, but how subduction nucleates …
zones can form along transform faults and fracture zones, but how subduction nucleates …
Fault rotation and core complex formation: Significant processes in seafloor formation at slow‐spreading mid‐ocean ridges (Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, 13–15 N)
DK Smith, J Escartín, H Schouten… - Geochemistry …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The region of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (MAR) between the Fifteen‐Twenty and Marathon
fracture zones displays the topographic characteristics of prevalent and vigorous tectonic …
fracture zones displays the topographic characteristics of prevalent and vigorous tectonic …
The changing vision of marine minerals
PA Rona - Ore Geology Reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Non-fuel marine minerals are reviewed from the perspective of resources and their value as
active analogs that can advance understanding of types of ancient ore deposits that formed …
active analogs that can advance understanding of types of ancient ore deposits that formed …
Protracted construction of gabbroic crust at a slow spreading ridge: Constraints from 206Pb/238U zircon ages from Atlantis Massif and IODP Hole U1309D (30°N …
Sensitive high‐resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U‐Pb zircon ages of 24 samples from
oceanic crust recovered in Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Hole U1309D and …
oceanic crust recovered in Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Hole U1309D and …
Crustal versus mantle core complexes
Deep crustal and mantle rocks are exhumed in core complex mode of extension in three
types of structures: metamorphic core complexes, oceanic core complexes and magma poor …
types of structures: metamorphic core complexes, oceanic core complexes and magma poor …
Footwall rotation in an oceanic core complex quantified using reoriented Integrated Ocean Drilling Program core samples
Oceanic core complexes expose lower crustal and upper mantle rocks on the seafloor by
tectonic unroofing in the footwalls of large-slip detachment faults. The common occurrence …
tectonic unroofing in the footwalls of large-slip detachment faults. The common occurrence …